Prague

We visited Prague for four days and I didn't have a chance to journal however it was pretty amazing.  The whole city is filled with old buildings and because it was one of the only cities to not be ruined by war they have some of the oldest buildings in Europe.  It sort of felt like we were living in Medieval times.  

Charles Bridge

The one side of Charles Bridge.  This bridge took 45 years to build and they believed adding eggs to the cement would make it last longer.  

I snuck up the side tower and took this picture.  It was dark and I am pretty sure I wasn't allowed up here but worth it for the photo haha.

 Finn was carried a lot in Prague.  An old city means lots of old cobblestone and he can only handle that for so long haha.

Charles bridge is the first bridge to be built in Prague.  It is also known because Charles was said to have thrown the priest over the bridge (you can see him in the picture in gold).  Charles threw him over because the priest refused to tell him what his wife said during confession.  You are supposed to rub the cross for good luck (we don't need the luck but we thought why not).

Astronomical Clock dates back to 1410.  I can't even fathom that age.

 The Jewish cemetery.  They were only given a small plot of land so instead of building across they built the walls up and put graves on top of one another.

 Charles Bridge.

Old Town

The Lennon Wall.  It was started as a way for Czech's to express themselves and it turned into the police covering it up and people writing over and over again until now where they will let it be.  It represents peace and love.

The credit for this photo has to go to Karen (it's her favourite).

 The Cathedral in Charles Palace (Mom, this is the church you and Auntie Sue were talking about).  I already forget the name of the church (too many churches!) but I am going to take a guess with St. Vitas?

One of the many stained glass windows in the castle.

We bought Finn a tiny little Matryoshka doll for his "thing" from Prague.  

We all tried out the Segway.

Transportation in Prague is cheap.  In fact, they don't really check tickets or have spots where you can even buy them so 80% of the time we took the bus with no tickets.  

Ever since I took a Holocaust Lit course in University I have wanted to visit a concentration camp.  I didn't expect to have such stomach pains and a sick feeling while visiting the camp.  It was one of the most horrific things I have seen.  It's so unbelievable it was even hard to think it actually happened and only 70 years ago.  This camp was a transfer camp for Jews.  It wasn't built for this purpose it was originally a fortress to watch enemies coming and to keep them prison.  However, once the Nazi's invaded the Czech Republic they converted it into a concentration camp.  We didn't take very many pictures I think I was too stunned the entire time and I also don't think I want to remember it all.  I think opening these camps to the public is a very good reminder to everyone that this can NEVER happen again and promote equality amongst all.  I am not giving you enough information and it is worth looking up.  Here is some information just on the Terezin Concentration Camp and here is wikipedia's version.

 Terezin Concentration Camp.  

A few years after the war was over they dug up the mass graves (that were inside the camp) and placed each person in a coffin and made a grave.   

This part was actually so scary.  We walked for 500 m through an underground tunnel to where the execution grounds were held.  500 m doesn't seem long but that's three soccer field lengths of walking in a very dark and creepy tunnel.

Thanks Auntie Sue for the great recommendation.  We thoroughly enjoyed Jen's Cafe!

Jenn ordered a hot chocolate and in Prague that means REAL melted down chocolate.  It was thick and hardening on the sides as she drank it.